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Top 20 listed companies by employees · 🇨🇦 Canada

The biggest employers on the world's stock exchanges

Updated · employees (employees)

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Why these 20

Head count as reported in Wikidata for companies listed on a stock exchange. Big employers shape job markets: drill into your own country.

  1. 1

    FedEx

    American multinational delivery services company

    400,000

  2. 2

    Gap Inc.

    American multinational clothing and accessories retailer

    152,000

  3. 3

    Dollar Tree

    chain of low cost retail stores in North America

    145,000

  4. 4

    Magna International

    Canadian automotive supplier

    108,000

  5. 5

    CGI Group

    multinational information technology company

    90,000

  6. 6

    Scotiabank

    Canadian bank based in Toronto

    89,000

  7. 7

    WSP Global

    Canadian-based business providing management and consultancy services

    72,800

  8. 8

    Air Liquide

    French multinational company which supplies industrial gases and services

    67,800

  9. 9

    BCE Inc.

    Bell Canada Enterprises

    52,100

  10. 10

    Bank of Montreal

    Canadian investment bank

    46,778

  11. 11

    Telus Communications

    Canadian telecommunications company

    28,000

  12. 12

    Thomson Reuters

    Canadian publisher (2008-)

    24,000

  13. 13 S

    Stantec

    international professional services company in the design and consulting industry.

    22,000

  14. 14

    Waste Connections

    North American integrated waste services company

    19,998

  15. 15

    TFI International

    Canadian multi-national transport and logistics company

    16,753

  16. 16 S

    Sun Life Financial

    Canadian insurance company

    15,000

  17. 17

    Bombardier

    aerospace and transportation manufacturer in Canada

    13,800

  18. 18

    Lululemon Athletica

    Canadian athletic apparel retailer

    13,400

  19. 19 D

    Domtar

    privately held North American manufacturer of diversified forest products

    13,000

  20. 20

    Suncor Energy

    Canadian energy company

    12,076

How it is measured

Wikidata: items with a stock exchange (P414) and an employee count of 5,000 or more.

References

  1. Wikidata query: listed companies by employees, Wikidata (CC0). Checked 2026-10-19 18:49 UTC.

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